Attachment for farm tractors



June 3, 1930. MORROW' 1,760,882

ATTACHMENT FOR FARM TRACTORS Filed April 18, 1927 v I INVENTOR.

0L Cl mor'row Patented June 3, 193d UNITED ST LLOYD E. MORROl/V, OF MILAN, OHIO ATTACHMENT FOR FARM TRACTORS Application filed April 18, 1927. Serial No. 1%,601.

This invention relates to agricultural imthe tractor wheel, and the leveling of the plements, and more particularly to an attractor is thus improved. The support ring tachment for tractors, etc., whereby the soil 2 may be made as an integral annulus, but plowed may be further leveled and worked I prefer to make it up of sections 2, con- 5 up in an expeditious and efiective manner. nectible end to end, as for instance by bolts In devices bf the tractor-attachment char- 5 and fish-plates 6 on one or both sides. By aoter heretofore suggested, the tendency has providing a series of bolt holes, connection been toward complication of structure and may be made with the ring sections closely difficulty in securing the device. A conabutting or spaced apart, whereby the ring 10 struction which can be reliably secured and may be adjusted to smaller or larger size as which is of simple arrangement is accordingdesired for deep or shallow plowing requirely highly desirable. men-ts. For lightness consistent with To the accomplishment of the foregoing strength the metal of the rings may be cut and related ends, the invention, then, consists out or slreletonized, as at 7. The ring 3 may 1 of the features hereinafter described, and similarly be mace up in sectional form, particularly pointed out in the claims, the or it may be an integral annulus. Outstandfollowing description and the accompanying ing projections or spuds 8 are provided on drawing setting forth but one of various the rings in any desired way, for instance ways in which the principle of the invention they may be integral with the metal of which 20 may be applied. the ring is cast or shaped, and preferably In said annexed drawing: these are set at a retarded angle so that as Fig. 1 is a vertical axial sectional view the wheel travels along, the spuds leave the showing an embodiment of my invention; ground more vertically and thus avoid undue Fig. 2 is a section taken on a plane indicated tearing up of the neatly smoothed surface.

' by line IITI, Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a section On the opposing faces of the rings are spaced taken on a plane indicated by line IIIIII, shoulders 9 forming seats to receive the ends 2; Fig. d is a sectional detail; and Figs. of the bars 4. These may be of somewhat 5, 6 and 7 are details in perspective. varied character, for instance plain, or angle- The reference character 1 in the drawing iron, or T-bars, but generally the angle-iron 30 designates a suitable carrying wheel, for intype set as a V-bar is preferable. Tie-bolts stance the wheel of a tractor of any usual or the like 10 extend across from ring to or desired form, and cngageable therewith is ring, and conveniently within the an 'le bars,

a ring 2. Arranged in axially spaced relato tie the structure together. tic-n is a second or outboard ring 3, and ex- The ring 2 is positioned adjacent the wheel 35 tending between the rings are bars l having 1, with the spuds 8 against the rim thereof, 5 outstanding edges for working up the soil and hook bolts 11 are set with the hook end over which the device travels. The outboard 12 about the inside edge of the rim of the ring 3 is preferably smaller than the ring 2 tractor wheel 1 and the other end of the bolt so as to give the device a tapering or coned extending through a lug 13 on the ring, a

40 siape such that the bars 4 when below consufficient nrunber of such bolts being artacting the soil will extend substantially horranged about to provide secure engagement iZont-ally as the wheel 1 travels in the furand the device as a whole is so rigid with the row. In other words, with the device supporting wheel 1 as to be for practical mounted on a tractor, one of whose wheels is purposes a part thereof.

riding in the furrow and the other up at a The manner of use of the device will be higher level on the unplowed ground, the inclear. V /ith furrows being turned over by a clination is compensated for by the coned plow in connection with the tractor, the deshape of the device. Where the outboard tail of this being immaterial, the wheel 1 in ring is not smaller, the device itself carries its travel along the furrow carries the bars 50 weight and provides traction irrespective of 4: successively against the upturned soil and packs and levels it down, and from the diametral differences involved in the conical shape suificient relative movement or partial slippage occurs to work the surface into a desirable disintegrated condition, at the same time that the additional furrows are being turned up following.

It will thus be seen that as a whole, the device presents a well balanced and well braced construction such as to most effectively level and work up the soil travelled over.

ther modes of applying the principle of my invention may be employed, change being made as regards the features disclosed, provided the means stated in any of the following claims or the equivalent of such stated means be employed.

1 therefore particularly point out and distinctly claim as my invention I 1. In a device of the character described, a support-ring engageable with a carrying wheel, a second ring spaced therefrom, a plurality of bars having outstanding edges and connecting said rings, brace ties extending between said rings, and take up bolts to connect between the carrying wheel and the support ring.

2. In a device of the character described, a support-ring engageable with the face of a carrying wheel, a second ring spaced therefrom, a plurality of bars of angle iron having outstanding edges and extending between the faces of said rings, and tie-bolts connecting the rings.

3. In a device of the character described, a support-ring engageable with the face of a carrying wheel, said ring being made up of connecting sections having outstanding spuds, an outboard ring spaced from said first-named ring to cover a plurality of furrows, and a plurality of bars of angle iron having outstanding edges and extending between such support-rings shoulders and the outboard ring.

l. In a device of the character described, a support-ring made up of sections connectible end to end, said ring being attachable to a carrying wheel adjacent the rim thereof, an outboard ring of smaller diameter spaced from said first-named ring, seating shoulders on the opposing faces of said rings, and a plurality of bars having outstanding edges and connectible between such shoulders.

5. In a device of the character described, a sectional support-ring engageable with a carrying wheel, an outboard ring ofsmaller diameter spaced therefrom, a plurality of V- bars extending between said rings, and tiebolts for holding the rings and bars to ether.

6. In a device of the character described, a support-ring made up of sections connectible end to end, hook bolts securing said ring to a carrying wheel, outstanding spuds angu 

